Studies of immortalized normal human vaginal, endocervical, and ectocervical cultures and primary murine vaginal, endocervical, and ectocervical tissues suggest differential TGase 1 expression; TGase 1 is expressed in the vagina and endocervix but not in the ectocervix.

Definition Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a serious syndrome of the female reproductive system which results from the spread of infections (most often sexually transmitted infections such as Chlamydia trachomatis and Nisseria gonnorrhoea), from the vagina and endocervix to the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Furthermore, because cervical cancer and its precursor states have a tendency to begin in the transition zone which lies between the ectocervix and endocervix, collecting cells from the transition zone is critical to the early detection of this highly preventable and treatable disease.

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